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1975 Baltimore Colts

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 395 points (28.2/g), 2nd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 269 points (19.2/g), 10th.
 Differential of 126 points (9.0/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 10.0-4.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +23 (1.6/g), 1st.

Simple Rating System: Total 8.6, Offense: 6.3, Defense: 2.2, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Ted Marchibroda

 Other Notable Asst.: Bill Belichick (Special Assistant)

Training Camp: Goucher College (Towson, Maryland)

Starters

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters
QB Bert Jones 24 2 14 203 for 344, 2,483 yards, 18 td, 8 int, & 47 rushes for 321 yards and 3 td Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973
RB Lydell Mitchell* 26 3 14 289 rushes for 1,193 yards, 11 td, & 60 catches for 544 yards and 4 td Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1972
FB Bill Olds 24 2 0 94 rushes for 281 yards, 2 td, & 30 catches for 194 yards and 2 td Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 61st pick / 1973
WR Roger Carr 23 1 14 23 catches for 517 yards, 2 td Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974
WR Glenn Doughty 28 3 14 39 catches for 666 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972
TE Raymond Chester 27 5 0 38 catches for 457 yards, 3 td Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970
LT Dave Taylor 26 2 14 Baltimore Colts / 5th / 114th pick / 1973
LG Robert Pratt 24 1 9 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974
C Ken Mendenhall 27 4 14 Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970
RG Elmer Collett 31 8 14 San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966
RT George Kunz*+ 28 6 12 Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969
 Defensive Starters
LDE Fred Cook 23 1 14 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1974
LDT Mike Barnes 25 2 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973
RDT Joe Ehrmann 26 2 14 Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973
RDE John Dutton* 24 1 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974
LLB Tom MacLeod 24 2 14 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1973
MLB Jim Cheyunski 30 7 8 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968
RLB Stan White 26 3 14 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972
LCB Lloyd Mumphord 29 6 10 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969
RCB Nelson Munsey 27 3 14 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
KR Bruce Laird 25 3 14 31 kick returns for a 25.8 average and 0 td Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972
FS Jackie Wallace 24 1 10 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 34th pick / 1973
 Special Teams Starters
K Toni Linhart 33 3 0 10 of 18 field goals & 51 of 52 extra points
P David Lee 32 9 0 86 punts for a 39.6 average, 1 blocked
PR Howard Stevens 25 2 0 36 punt returns for a 11.0 average and 0 td New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973
KR Bruce Laird 25 3 14 31 kick returns for a 25.8 average and 0 td Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs AV Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
63 Mike Barnes 25 LDT 14 14 255 6-6 Miami (FL) 12/24/1950 2 7 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973
50 Forrest Blue 31 11 0 261 6-6 Auburn 9/7/1944 7 4 San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968
81 Roger Carr 23 WR 14 14 200 6-3 Louisiana Tech 7/1/1952 1 7 Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974
87 Raymond Chester 27 TE 14 0 232 6-3 Morgan St. 6/28/1948 5 9 Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970
59 Jim Cheyunski 30 MLB 14 8 225 6-1 Syracuse 12/29/1945 7 5 Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968
66 Elmer Collett 31 RG 14 14 244 6-6 San Francisco St. 11/7/1944 8 7 San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966
72 Fred Cook 23 LDE 14 14 244 6-4 Southern Miss 4/15/1952 1 8 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1974
32 Mike Curtis 32 mlb 6 6 232 6-3 Duke 3/27/1943 10 3 Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965
Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 21st pick / 1965
55 Dan Dickel 23 14 0 225 6-3 Iowa 8/24/1952 1 3 Baltimore Colts / 7th / 170th pick / 1974
14 Marty Domres 28 14 0 220 6-4 Columbia 4/17/1947 6 1 San Diego Chargers / 1st / 9th pick / 1969
35 Glenn Doughty 28 WR 14 14 204 6-2 Michigan 1/30/1947 3 10 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972
78 John Dutton* 24 RDE 14 14 266 6-6 Nebraska 2/6/1951 1 10 Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974
76 Joe Ehrmann 26 RDT 14 14 260 6-5 Syracuse 3/29/1949 2 6 Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973
73 Ed George 29 t 12 2 270 6-4 Ferrum,Wake Forest 8/10/1946 Rook 2 Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 80th pick / 1970
62 Ken Huff 22 9 0 260 6-4 North Carolina 2/21/1953 Rook 3 Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975
29 Marshall Johnson 23 14 0 191 6-1 Houston 11/1/1952 Rook 2 Baltimore Colts / 4th / 80th pick / 1975
7 Bert Jones 24 QB 14 14 210 6-3 LSU 9/7/1951 2 16 Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973
85 Jimmie Kennedy 23 14 0 231 6-3 Hiram,Colorado St. 7/30/1952 Rook 2 Washington Redskins / 9th / 233rd pick / 1974
75 George Kunz*+ 28 RT 12 12 257 6-5 Notre Dame 7/5/1947 6 12 Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969
40 Bruce Laird 25 KR 14 14 193 6-0 American Int. 5/23/1950 3 7 Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972
48 Roosevelt Leaks 22 11 0 225 5-10 Texas 1/31/1953 Rook 2 Baltimore Colts / 5th / 105th pick / 1975
49 David Lee 32 P 14 0 230 6-4 Louisiana Tech 11/8/1943 9 2
2 Toni Linhart 33 K 14 0 178 6-0 Austria Technical 7/24/1942 3 2
58 Derrel Luce 23 14 0 226 6-3 Baylor 9/29/1952 Rook 3 Baltimore Colts / 7th / 168th pick / 1975
52 Tom MacLeod 24 LLB 14 14 225 6-3 Minnesota 1/10/1951 2 7 Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1973
23 Don McCauley 26 14 0 211 6-1 North Carolina 5/12/1949 4 3 Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1971
57 Ken Mendenhall 27 C 14 14 242 6-3 Oklahoma 8/11/1948 4 7 Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970
26 Lydell Mitchell* 26 RB 14 14 204 5-11 Penn St. 5/30/1949 3 20 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1972
42 Lloyd Mumphord 29 LCB 14 10 176 5-10 Texas Southern 12/20/1946 6 6 Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969
31 Nelson Munsey 27 RCB 14 14 188 6-1 Wyoming 7/2/1948 3 7
30 Doug Nettles 24 lcb 13 5 179 6-0 Vanderbilt 8/13/1951 1 3 Baltimore Colts / 5th / 129th pick / 1974
25 Ray Oldham 24 14 0 200 6-0 Middle Tenn. St. 2/23/1951 2 4 Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973
38 Bill Olds 24 FB 14 0 224 6-1 Nebraska 2/21/1951 2 8 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 61st pick / 1973
65 Dave Pear 22 13 0 250 6-2 Washington 6/1/1953 Rook 3 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 56th pick / 1975
61 Robert Pratt 24 LG 14 9 255 6-3 North Carolina 5/25/1951 1 5 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974
71 Glenn Robinson 24 11 0 242 6-6 Oklahoma St. 10/20/1951 Rook 3 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 57th pick / 1974
86 Freddie Scott 23 8 0 180 6-2 Amherst 8/5/1952 1 0 Baltimore Colts / 7th / 174th pick / 1974
27 Howard Stevens 25 PR 12 0 165 5-5 Randolph-Macon,Louisville 2/9/1950 2 0 New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973
64 Dave Taylor 26 LT 14 14 260 6-4 Catawba 10/17/1949 2 7 Baltimore Colts / 5th / 114th pick / 1973
67 Bob Van Duyne 23 lg 14 5 243 6-5 Idaho 5/15/1952 1 3 Baltimore Colts / 10th / 240th pick / 1974
51 Mike Varty 23 6 0 223 6-1 Northwestern 2/10/1952 1 3 Washington Redskins / 7th / 180th pick / 1974
21 Rick Volk 30 db 13 4 195 6-3 Michigan 3/15/1945 8 2 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967
20 Jackie Wallace 24 FS 14 10 197 6-3 Arizona 3/13/1951 1 6 Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 34th pick / 1973
53 Stan White 26 RLB 14 14 225 6-1 Ohio St. 10/24/1949 3 9 Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972
Team Total 25.8 14 223.3 6-2.4 2.8